In-Demand Head chef Jobs in Balmain, Nsw

Head Chef, Alberto’s Lounge
Swillhouse —Surry Hills NSW
- Food service
- Leadership
- Restaurant experience
- Parental leave
- Employee discount
Head Chef - Rydges Darling Square
EVT Group —Sydney NSW
- Full-time
- Restaurant experience
- Communication skills
- Resort
- Parental leave
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Head Chef/Kitchen Manager
ARMANI RESTAURANT —Parramatta NSW
- $90,000 - $110,000 a year
- Full-time
- Management
- Culinary experience
- Team management
- Employee discount
- Free food
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Head Chef | RAFI URBNSURF | Applejack Hospitality
Applejack —Sydney Olympic Park NSW
- $100,000 a year
- Full-time
- Education
- Leadership
- Kitchen experience
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Chef/Kitchen Manager
Cafe 0.6 —Alexandria NSW
- $80,000 - $88,000 a year
- Weekend availability
- In-person
- AI
- Kitchen experience
- Free food
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Chef Manager
Compass Group Australia —Normanhurst NSW
- Full-time
- Management
- Recruiting
Executive Chef
NH Collection —Sydney NSW
- $120,000 - $150,000 a year
- Full-time
- Spanish
- Culinary experience
- No degree
- Health insurance
- Employee assistance program
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Cafe Chef Manager
SQ Australian world Trading Pty Ltd —Alexandria NSW
- $79,499 a year
- Full-time
- Customer service
- Food service
- In-person
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Head Chef - Peakhurst Hotel
Sonnel Hospitality —Peakhurst NSW
- Full-time
- Culinary experience
- Cooking
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Chef Manager
BaptistCare —Macquarie Park NSW
- Full-time
- Cooking
- Leadership
- Communication skills
- Gym membership
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Kitchen Manager/Chef
Fins and Ribs —Manly NSW
- From $60,378.18 a year
- Part-time
- Organisational skills
- In-person
- Leadership
- Employee discount
- Free food
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Executive Chef - Rydges North Sydney
EVT Group —North Sydney NSW
- Full-time
- Restaurant experience
- Communication skills
- Resort
- Parental leave
Chef Manager
Baptistcare WA —Macquarie Park NSW
- Full-time
- Cooking
- Leadership
- Communication skills
- Gym membership
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Executive Chef | The Apollo Restaurant Group
The Apollo Restaurant Group —Sydney NSW
- Full-time
- Culinary experience
- Leadership
- Restaurant experience
Executive Chef | The Apollo Restaurant Group
Greca —Sydney NSW
- Full-time
- Culinary experience
- Leadership
- Restaurant experience
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Marriott International, Inc —Sydney NSW
- Full-time
- Employee assistance program
Executive Pastry Chef – Central Production Kitchen
BAKE'D —Punchbowl NSW
- $110,000 - $120,000 a year
- Full-time
- In-person
- Leadership
- Kitchen experience
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My Muscle Chef —Yennora NSW
- Full-time
- Supervising experience
- Organisational skills
- Leadership
- Employee discount
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Head Chef, Alberto’s Lounge

Swillhouse -
Surry Hills NSW

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Job Details

Benefits

Parental leave
Employee discount
Gym membership

Qualifications

Food service
Leadership
Restaurant experience
Kitchen experience

Full Job Description

Swillhouse is hiring.

Talented waiters, chefs, bar staff, hosts, dishwashers and hospitality professionals of all kinds and backgrounds are invited to join the team. Swillhouse is dedicated to providing a safe, inclusive and healthy environment in which all its staff can hone their skills, broaden their professional horizons, and enjoy the benefits of being part of a unique, independently owned Australian hospitality business.

Alberto’s Lounge 05.05.2026

Head Chef, Alberto’s Lounge

Alberto’s Lounge is seeking a hands‑on Head Chef in an intimate Italian trattoria in the heart of Sydney. This role suits an experienced chef who thrives in a small, fast‑paced environment, leads from the pass, and takes pride in classic Italian cooking, strong kitchen systems, and building a cohesive team culture.

About the Venue

Alberto’s Lounge is a neighbourhood trattoria with a Roman heart and a Sydney soul. Tucked behind a glowing neon sign, it’s intimate, familiar, and full of character. The menu roams across Italy, serving hand-cut pasta, crisp crostini, house-made gelato, and heart-warming mains made for sharing. Alberto’s captures the essence of Italy’s golden era of cinema and design, a celebration of Italian style and creativity from plate to paintwork.

About the Role
As Head Chef, you will lead the kitchen’s operations and team culture, ensuring excellence across food, people and performance. You will work closely with the Culinary Director and venue leadership to ensure the menu, operations and team culture reflect the standards of Swillhouse.

Key responsibilities include:

Leading service from the pass while actively cooking during service
Running a tight, efficient kitchen in a small-format venue
Managing food cost, ordering, supplier relationships and stock control
Recruiting, developing and mentoring chefs across the brigade
Maintaining a strong kitchen structure, organisation and communication
Ensuring compliance with food safety, workplace health and company standards
Working collaboratively with front-of-house leadership to deliver a cohesive guest experience

About You
This is a hands-on Head Chef role leading a small, tight-knit kitchen in a venue where presence matters. You’ll be in service every day, working side by side with the floor team during service.

You’ll take ownership of the kitchen while remaining deeply connected to the guest experience, helping shape a venue where food, service and atmosphere move together.

Experience in a premium restaurant kitchen, ideally at Senior Sous or Head Chef level
A love for classic Italian cooking done well — with strong attention to detail
Demonstrated experience managing kitchen costs, rostering and stock control
The ability to build structure and consistency in kitchen systems and service
A calm, solutions-focused approach during high-pressure service periods
Genuine commitment to mentoring chefs and building a strong team culture

Why Join Us

Be part of a high-performing hospitality group where venues have distinct identities
Ongoing learning through regular venue trainings, masterclasses and group-wide development sessions
A strong commitment to physical and psychological safety, with clear pathways to speak up and be supported
Access to 24/7 confidential wellbeing support through Sonder, including mental health, medical and safety services
Generous staff discounts across Swillhouse venues for all team members
Access to lifestyle and wellbeing partnerships, including fitness, recovery, and workwear discounts

Next Steps
If this sounds like the right fit, we’d love to hear from you! Apply now and be part of a group that takes hospitality and its people seriously.

Swillhouse offers all employees the following benefits. 50% discount to the Swillhouse restaurants for you plus one guest Sonder health and safety app – free health, safety and mental health support for all Swillhouse employees and their immediate family 20% discount on memberships and class packs at Studio Mouvoir, Sydney’s premier pilates studio. 20% discount on stays with Unyoked – beautiful cabins set in spectacular natural locations around Australia Discounted gym memberships with Anytime Fitness 40% discount to the Swillhouse ecomm store Paid parental leave based on tenure Community Contribution Plan – Swillhouse’s annual financial commitment to local charities Please send your CV along with a short note describing yourself, your skillset, your ambitions, and where you see yourself at Swillhouse to [email protected]

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